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Back in 1990, an extremely young Jay-Z showed up wiggita-wiggitaing all over “The Originator,” a single by his fast-rapping buddy the Jaz. And between that moment and 1996, when he released his stately and ridiculously assured debut album Reasonable Doubt, Jay more or less disappeared. He spent a little while on the road with Big [...]

His influence on the project has been wildly disproportionate to his ownership stake — a scant one-fifteenth of one percent of the team. – The New York Times
“Iunno where they get that number from…don’t let anybody diminish y…

“Nothing feels like tonight,” Jay-Z kept repeating on-stage at last night’s Barclay’s Center-opening blowout, a night that Jay himself and NYC developer (/civic villain, depending on who you talk to) Bruce Ratner had dreamed up almost a decade ago. Though both were keen to enjoy their moment in the sun — high-definition video screens curled [...]

Jay-Z starts off his first show in BK with “99 Problems”, but before that he lets go of a new verse: This is Rich Porter, part two You can stunt like that when you’re rich before your debut Money and the murder, rapper or the trapper Either way I’m gonna serve ya Shooters on my [...]

He owns part of the Brooklyn Nets, has his own club inside of the Barclay’s Center, holds fundraisers for President Obama, designed the Brooklyn Nets logo, executive produced the NBA 2K13 soundtrack….what isn’t Jay-Z doing? This is lightwork for him. Hov for New York City Mayor in 2020. Previously: Jay-Z – Where I’m From + [...]